The Importance of the Shari'ah and Revelation Compared to Water
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Why were the Shari'ah and revelation more important to humanity in general than water and drinking?
Answer:
Because life is in water and drinking; if a person were deprived of it, he would die. The most that could happen to him is death, and every prophet dies. But if a messenger did not come to him, he would enter the Fire and suffer a clear loss. So which is more severe: physical death or the death of the heart and spirit? The death of the heart and spirit is more severe, because its consequence is the Fire and eternal abode in Hell. This is the necessity of the sending of the messengers (peace be upon them). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Why were the Shari'ah and revelation more important to humanity in general than water and drinking?
Answer:
Because life is in water and drinking; if a person were deprived of it, he would die. The most that could happen to him is death, and every prophet dies. But if a messenger did not come to him, he would enter the Fire and suffer a clear loss. So which is more severe: physical death or the death of the heart and spirit? The death of the heart and spirit is more severe, because its consequence is the Fire and eternal abode in Hell. This is the necessity of the sending of the messengers (peace be upon them). Yes.
Source
أهمية الشريعة والوحي للبشر — alfawzan.live
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